CDS member Sarah Warnes is holding a solo exhibition of her work at the gallery in the Black Horse pub and tea rooms in Dry Drayton near Cambridge. "Colour and Light" will include watercolours and felt paintings.

The gallery is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 01954 488150 for details on specific opening times.

Sonia Villers will be holding a painting workshop using a street scene from Cambridge. There are 12 places available, priced at £75 each. Please email info@theoldschoolstudio.co.uk to book and for further details.

Jenny Wilson and her family are sending out an open invitation to view their paintings, drawing and photographs. A proportion of fund raised will go to the Parkinsons UK charity. Jenny has been an active member of the Cambridge Drawing Society since 1989, exhibiting her work regularly in the Society's annual Spring and Autumn exhibitions.

I am renting a panel at the popular Picturecraft Gallery in Holt to exhibit my landscapes in pastel of scenes along the North Norfolk coast from Burnham Market to Brancaster. They will be on display for almost a month, from May 11th to June 6th. Admission to the gallery is free, and all works will be for sale. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm (Thursday 9am - 1pm), closed on Sunday.

The Cambridge Drawing Society Spring Exhibition will be held again this year in The Pitt Building, Cambridge. The public exhibition will run from Saturday 14th April through to Saturday 21st April 2018. Over 400 original works will be exhibited, which will include Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture.

Professional artist and Cambridge Drawing Society member John Glover will be running a series of general drawing and painting classes where students work on their own subject in whatever medium they wish.

John Glover will be holding ten weekly painting and drawing classes in Grantchester village hall on Tuesday mornings from 10.30 - 12.30, starting on 10th April through to 12th June. There will be no break for half term.

This will be a general drawing and painting class where students work on their own subject in whatever medium they wish.

If there is sufficient demand, John will be happy to arrange one class per term dedicated to either portrait or life. The cost of the model would be shared among those students wishing to participate.

CDS member Sue Eaton and her Husband Tony are holding an Open Studios and Garden event from Good Friday to Easter Monday to raise money for East Anglia's Childrens Hospices. Sue will be opening her art studio and Tony will open his music studio and guitar workshop. You will also be able to see Sue and Tony's courtyard garden and a wildlife meadow in the making.

Sue says "The one we held over the August Bank Holiday raised over £400 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices and with an extra day we hope to raise more."

CDS Member Tracey Ashman is currently exhibiting some of her recent prints in the CCA gallery in Cambridge.

Tracey's Bio

"My latest series of prints continue my exploration of trauma, and the process in which stitch and nature played an important role in my healing process."

"The receiving of bouquets after traumatic surgery in 2016 inspired a series of prints intending to convey the power of nature and art to heal. The dried petals and leaves convey physical fragility, whilst stitch imparts the renewal process, a metaphor for growth of new tissue that binds, mends and heals."

"The final culmination is the cathartic creation of the print and complete restoration of health."

CDS Members Christine Lockwood and Neil Warmsley come together to present a demonstration and talk respectively for the last CDS evening event of the year.

Watercolour Demonstration by Christine Lockwood

Chris will be demonstrating her exciting watercolour painting techniques. In keeping with the seasons, she has chosen to paint a ‘wintery’ themed landscape, looking firstly at light and shadows on snow, followed by loose, experimental, flower painting techniques.

Chris trained as a Textile Designer at Chester College of Art ( foundation course) and Nottingham Trent College of Art and Design in the Department of Fashion and Textiles (Degree). A career in the retail trade followed, running a fabric design business in the centre of Nottingham selling unique hand printed clothes and furnishings.

Chris’s love of colour and pattern is evident in her loose vibrant watercolours. She exhibits her paintings and is a member of several art societies. She also takes part in Cambridge Open Studios during the first two weekends in July.Her watercolour workshops are very popular which she runs near her home in Fen Drayton. You can visit Chris’s website at www.chrislockwoodwatercolours.co.uk

An Illustrated Talk by Neil Warmsley

Neil's topic will be Painting the Urban Forest. Neil has been painting and drawing Cambridge's quieter green quarters for over 25 years. Neil also works as a gardener and he will talk on how these two disciplines compliment each other.